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Thank God this worked out — if it hadn't, it could have resulted in some serious dead air!

I will forgo being too PC for this awesome holiday. It should probably be "Hug a News Anchor" or "Hug a Newsman/Newswoman Day." Hug a Newsman Day is celebrated every April 4th.  The "holiday" gives you the opportunity to give a great, big hug to your local newsperson...

The Legendary Ron Burgundy from the Will Ferrel "Anchorman" movie was notorious for reading ANYTHING on the teleprompter. Watch this video from a TV station out of Green Bay, where the weather guy has a bit of the same problem. And the inspiration from the "Anchorman" movie:

Oh boy here we go, these videos will now live in Infamy. Being in the broadcast field I know all to well about flubs on the air, but the nice thing about being on the radio is that nobody can see your face as you are scrambling behind the scenes...